Guidebook Guidebook for Proposers for the Preparation and Submission of Unsolicited Proposals NASA encourages the submission of unique and innovative proposals that will further the Agency’s mission. While the vast majority of proposals are solicited via a publicly-available NASA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), a small number of unsolicited proposals that are not appropriate for
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On Aug. 28, 2026 (the evening of Aug. 27 in some time zones), the Moon passed into Earth’s shadow, creating a deep partial lunar eclipse. At the moment of greatest eclipse, 12:13 a.m. EDT, 96.3% of the Moon’s disk was immersed in Earth’s umbra—the central, darkest part of the shadow where sunlight is completely blocked.
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A.17 Hydrosphere solicits research on the Earth’s Hydrosphere: to advance the understanding of the physics of Earth’s water across the ocean, land, and the atmosphere. This Hydrosphere element is composed of three Earth science disciplines: ocean physics, terrestrial hydrology, and precipitation science. The overlapping goals of are to address fundamental questions about the distribution, movement,
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High above Earth, thin veils of metallic haze drift through the edge of space. Known as sporadic E layers, these high-altitude “clouds” form from the vaporized dust of burnt-up meteors, earning their name from the unpredictable way they emerge and then dissipate. Now, new results from a NASA sounding rocket — a suborbital research rocket
NASA Rocket Takes First Multi-Point Look Inside Radio-Disrupting Clouds – NASA Science Read More »
Levels Intermediate (6-8) Advanced (9-12+) Material Type Citizen Science Presentation/Lecture Heliophysics Big Ideas Big Idea 1.1 – The Sun is really big… Big Idea 3.1 – The Sun is made of churning plasma… NGSS ESS2 – Earth’s Systems PS2 – Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions Heliophysics Topics Corona Magnetic Field Solar Eclipse Sun Heliophysics
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Explanation: Pretend you have never heard of a solar eclipse. The Sun’s behavior has been predictable your whole life. One day, you witness the sky transform as it does in today’s spliced image spanning two hours of the August 12, 2026 solar eclipse. The Sun disappears, leaving behind a bright, empty ring. What would you
APOD: 2026 September 2 – Solar Eclipses and Culture – NASA Science Read More »
The month of May typically marks the onset of the wet season in Puerto Rico. But in 2026, rain had largely failed to materialize as of late August, and much of the U.S. territory found itself in the throes of drought. The dry conditions have contributed to water shortages and rationing in some areas, leading
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NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will enable reliable, high-bandwidth communications and navigation services for current and future Mars missions. The firm-fixed-price contract has a maximum potential value of approximately $700 million to deliver a high-performance Mars telecommunications orbiter to NASA no
NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider – NASA Read More »
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3:29 p.m. EDT. During the 6-hour, 49-minute spacewalk, Meir and Adenot installed a new retroflector on the forward port of the space station’s Harmony module to support spacecraft navigation during rendezvous and docking operations. The duo replaced
ESA, NASA Astronauts Complete Navigation and Science Spacewalk Outside Station – NASA Read More »
Use the Moon to find Antares and the Teapot, spot brilliant Venus, welcome the equinox, and see the Harvest Moon near Saturn and Neptune. Sept. 14-20: Use the Moon to find Antares and the Teapot; dark skies may reveal the Milky Way center Sept 18: Venus reaches peak brilliance for this evening appearance Sept. 22:
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